Japan reports 64,044 new coronavirus cases

Japan on Sunday reported 64,044 new coronavirus cases.
The Tokyo metropolitan government reported 8,077 new cases, up 59 from Saturday.
The number of infected people hospitalized with severe symptoms in Tokyo is 25, up one from Saturday, health officials said. The nationwide number is 311, up two from Saturday.
Other prefectures reporting high numbers were Kanagawa (4,457), Osaka (4,286), Saitama (4,187), Aichi (3,774), Hyogo (2,927), Chiba (2,851), Fukuoka (2,411), Hokkaido (2,185), Shizuoka (1,959), Hiroshima (1,898) and Kyoto (1,487).
The number of coronavirus-related deaths was 72.


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